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Derek Mason isnt concerned about his Vanderbilt Commodores being the first Southeastern Conference team to play a football game on Western Kentuckys campus.He is concerned about how tough it will be to get a win.The teams are separated by about 70 miles and WKU left Nashville last year with a 14-12 win en route to a 12-2 season. The Hilltoppers are looking for back-to-back wins in this series when they host the Commodores Saturday in Bowling Green, Kentucky.Its a backyard brawl anytime you play Middle Tennessee, you play Western Kentucky, Mason said. Those borders are extremely tight, so these football teams are going to go to war. ... Lets go do what we do and have fun.WKU (2-1) wants to take advantage of its first true home game against an SEC opponent.The Hilltoppers were the home team against Kentucky in two neutral-site meetings in Nashville and won both times. This contest will be in 22,113-seat Houchens-Smith Stadium, and WKU coach Jeff Brohm expects a charged atmosphere he hopes his team feeds off of.Any time you can bring in an opponent of this caliber from this conference, you have to come ready to play and put on a good display, Brohm said this week. We need to go out there and make the most of it.WKU is facing its second SEC school in three weeks. The Hilltoppers lost 38-10 at No. 1 Alabama on Sept. 10 but bounced back last weekend with a 31-24 non-conference win at Miami (Ohio) -- albeit one in which they nearly blew a 24-3 lead.Brohm stressed that the Hilltoppers must be better against a Vanderbilt squad that matches up well against them.The Commodores (1-2) are coming off a 38-7 loss at Georgia Tech , and this second stop in a two-game road swing is crucial with Vanderbilt hosting Florida on Oct. 1. Vanderbilts lone win was a 47-24 rout of Middle Tennessee on Sept. 10, and the Commodores can finish off the other Conference USA opponent on their schedule if they can find a way to shut down WKUs high-flying offense.---Some other things to look for Saturday:THROWING DEEP: Mason calls the defense for Vanderbilt and is looking forward to the challenge against a Hilltoppers team that likes throwing the ball downfield. Thats coach Brohms personality, and I like it, Mason said. Its fun to coach against. Its fun to defense. I think our guys are going to have something for Western Kentucky, and theyre going to have something for us.KEEP RUSHING: Freshman Quinton Bakers 103-yard effort at Miami helped WKU break the century mark in rushing for the first time this season. Brohms goal is getting more from the ground game to shift pressure off of QB Mike White, an approach that has even involved using wide receivers such as Taywan Taylor, who just became WKUs career receptions leader.STOP WEBB: Vanderbilt junior running back Ralph Webb, just picked as one of two captains for the season, leads the SEC in rushing with 377 yards thanks largely to a career-best 211 yards rushing against Middle Tennessee. He is averaging 125.7 yards per game this season, and Webb leads the SEC with 154.7 all-purpose yards.PASSING FANCY: Quarterback Kyle Shurmur keeps finding ways to improve each game for Vanderbilt, and the sophomore is coming off his best game this season. He completed a career-high 17 passes in the loss to Georgia Tech where he threw for a season-high 149 yards. He also has touchdown passes now in consecutive games for the first time in his young career.GET TO WHITE: Western Kentucky has allowed only five sacks, while Vanderbilt has only gotten two through two games. The Commodores see White as less mobile than the quarterbacks theyve faced from South Carolina and Georgia Tech. Hopefully ... if we focus on technique and our assignments, we can rack up a couple sacks this game, Vanderbilt defensive lineman Adam Butler said.---AP Sports Writer Teresa M. Walker contributed to this report.---AP College Football: collegefootball.ap.orgFreddie Lewis Jersey . The 28-year-old from Calgary matched his career best after missing just one shot in his two rounds of shooting in the mens 10-kilometre sprint competition. Smith finished in 23 minutes 15. Myles Turner Jersey . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U. https://www.cheappacers.com/1323k-edmond-sumner-jersey-pacers.html . 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The Bruins sack machine is having the best individual season on a solid defense, and his ability to pressure QB Sam Darnold could give UCLA a chance to hang in with the Trojans.PLAYERS TO WATCHUSC: LB Porter Gustin. The sophomores disruptive play has been a major recent boost to the Trojans defense, culminating in two sacks last week in their upset of Washington. He already has a team-best 9 + tackles for loss.UCLA: QB Mike Fafaul. The senior backup has filled in capably for injured starter Josh Rosen, setting school records for single-game completions and attempts. A win over USC would be an improbable highlight for the former walk-on.FACTS & FIGURESBoth teams will wear their home jerseys at the Rose Bowl,, as per rivalry tradition.dddddddddddd. ... USC returned to the rankings this week for the first time since its season-opening loss to Alabama. ... UCLA ended a four-game losing streak last week with a home win over Oregon State. ... UCLA coach Jim Mora lost to the Trojans for the first time last year after three straight victories in the crosstown showdown to open his career in Westwood. Two days after USCs 40-21 victory, Clay Helton was named the permanent head coach. ... UCLA LB Jayon Brown is the Pac-12s leading tackler with 9.7 per game. ... The Bruins defense has yielded only eight touchdown passes all season. Darnold has thrown 20 TD passes during USCs six-game winning streak. ... USC is on its longest winning streak since 2008. They havent won the conference or reached the Rose Bowl since. ... USC has lost the last two crosstown showdowns played at the Rose Bowl after winning five of the previous six in Pasadena.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '